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After 200 years, the truth behind the legend. - The Bounty
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Title: The Bounty

Release Date: 4 May 1984

Runtime: 2h 12m

Genre: Action, Drama, History

Director: The De Laurentiis Company, Bounty Films Production Ltd.

Production Companies: The De Laurentiis Company, Bounty Films Production Ltd.

Overview: The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.689 (555 votes)

Cast

  • Fletcher Christian: Mel Gibson
  • Lieutenant William Bligh: Anthony Hopkins
  • John Fryer: Daniel Day-Lewis
  • William Cole: Bernard Hill
  • Edward Young: Phil Davis
  • Charles Churchill: Liam Neeson
  • King Tynah: Wi Kuki Kaa
  • Mauatua: Tevaite Vernette
  • Admiral Hood: Laurence Olivier
  • Captain Greetham: Edward Fox
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